Geer released; re-signed in 12-hour period

Strange day for Broncos and former University of Colorado tight end Riar Geer.

First he was released Tuesday morning from the Broncos’ pratice squad because the team wanted to make room for linbacker Dyril Briggs. Briggs had been promoted last week from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and played special teams against the Oakland Raiders.

When the Broncos re-signed defensive end Le Kevin Smith, the team waived Briggs with the intention of putting him back on their practice squad if he cleared. To make room for Briggs, the Broncos released Geer.

Briggs, though, was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. Thus, the Broncos re-signed Geer on Tuesday night. For the former Fruita High School quarterback, it basically meant he got a day off from practice.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.